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Education Reform and the Freedom to Mod
Last month, I asked readers to give me their thoughts on what school reform truly looks like, so I could begin a conversation on the topic that was to take place at the Educon 2.1 conference in Philadelphia. Both online and in person, I heard a range of thoughtful perspectives - and students were always at the center of it.
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What Does School Reform Look Like?
This weekend, I’ll be moderating a discussion at the second annual EduCon conference in which we tackle the question, “What does school reform look like?” It’s such a big topic that no discussion panel could ever capture the full scope of it. So in the spirit of the conversational nature of the EduCon conference, let’s start talking about it now.
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Students Use Social Media to Cover the Inauguration
A group of students from Massachusetts will make the journey to DC to take part in President-elect Obama?s inauguration ceremony. And they?ll be more than mere spectators, as they?re going to use Web 2.0 tools to teach students back home about the experience.
